A review by driish
The Missing Girl by Shirley Jackson

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Overall, great stories with different perspectives. The writing of these stories was exceptional and amazing. It was very easy to follow the plotlines and differentiate each character. 

The Missing Girl
This short story was the most riveting and interesting story out of all of them. I could feel the frustration and fear that Betsy felt while she was being interrogated. But the most prominent character of this story was Chief Hook and his resilient nature to try to find clues. Although, it was not resolved on who did it, the mystery of it was interesting and it felt like I was finding the lack of clues with Chief Hook and others. 

 Journey with a Lady
Probably, this story was my least favorite as I didn't understand the message of this one. The characters were interesting but not memorable. 

Nightmare
This is my second favorite story of this book. The whole fast paced and high stakes to understand what was happening was scary and interesting. It was clear that she was Miss X, but it was not explained on why this was the case. Although, this story was engrossing with each turn that Toni tried to do. I am unsatisfied with the ending as there was no resolution or answers, and I don't know how I feel about this one.